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Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible? — Flying home this month from an extended Christmas vacation in Palm Beach, President Donald Trump was momentarily taken aback when a reporter asked him about the ice-covered island he's openly trying to annex.
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Now Is the Time to Admit It, America: Trump Is a Dangerous, Lunatic Moron — DIRE STRAITS — If you can't see it now, you're the problem. — OPINION — He is not just joking. He is not just trolling. — He is not owning the libs. He is not simply toying with the mainstream media.
Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw — Will Republicans in Congress ever step in? — Let me begin by quoting, in full, a letter that the president of the United States of America sent yesterday to the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre.
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The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal — Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do. — The United States is a global superpower and its military trains for war in every domain.
Read the Texts Between Trump and Norway's Prime Minister About Greenland
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Trump's Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It's Time for the 25th Amendment
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‘Europe is at a total loss’: Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
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Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would seize Greenland by force - Europe live
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U.S. Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland — Speaking to England's BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio says conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order. — Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders …
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Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
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Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty
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Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations — Administration seeks to placate gun rights groups that have criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi. — The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates …
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Top DOJ Official: Don Lemon ‘On Notice’ After Filming Minnesota Church Protest — The former CNN star said he had “no affiliation” with the demonstrators and that he was simply documenting the scene. — Copy — A top Department of Justice official said on Monday she had put independent …
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ICE Protesters Storming Churches Now; Hotels Kicking People Out
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DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon as she vows charges against anti-ICE protesters who interrupted church service
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Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home — DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao. … — Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social)2026-01- 19T00:33:56.260Z
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Presidential Message on the College Football Playoff National Championship — Tonight, the College Football Playoff National Championship brings a season of dedication, sacrifice, and hard work to a climactic conclusion. It stands as the final measure of months of preparation, resolve …
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Donald Trump signs MLK Day proclamation, faces criticism from some groups — President Donald Trump recognized Jan. 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day through an official proclamation, calling on Americans to “recommit themselves to Dr. King's dream” after he faced criticism from some civil rights groups earlier in the day.
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Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN — Tim Walz US elections Race & ethnicity — Josh Shapiro wasn't the only finalist to be Kamala Harris' running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.
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Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new book
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AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
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Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump's Effort to Fire Fed Official
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Trump Demands Bonkers ‘Ceremony’ in Front of Global Elite — PARTICIPATION PRIZE — The last-minute push comes just hours after admitting he's ready to blow up the world order because he wasn't awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. — Video — President Donald Trump wants to hijack …
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Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says — Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country. — A third undocumented immigrant detained at a sprawling tent camp in the Texas desert has died …
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‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids — Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds - their presence has jolted Minneapolis's young people — When immigration enforcement agents came on to her Minneapolis high school's grounds …
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney — A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities. — MINNEAPOLIS — A combat-wounded Army veteran …
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows — Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways - something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees — Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle …
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She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur — Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger's car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest. — Daye Gottsche let the stranger into the car without knowing …
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees — LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison. — On the Friday before Mother's Day, LaMonica McIver, a first-term Democratic congresswoman from New Jersey …